India Squad Asia Cup 2023: India announce its 17-member travelling squad for the 2023 Asia Cup on Monday, followed by a press conference from captain Rohit Sharma and chief selector Ajit Agarkar in Delhi.
With the ODI World Cup in sights, India’s performance in the continental tournament – which will be played as 50-over format this year – will be key to their chances at the marquee event later this year at home. Major doubts are regarding the fitness of KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, both of whom have been recovering from a thigh and a back injury respectively. The fitness of pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah has come as a delightful surprise in the three-match T20I series against Ireland, and he is likely to be a feature of the Asia Cup squad.
Squad: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (back up).
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Asia Cup 2023 Team India Squad Announcement: KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer return
KL Rahul’s return to the national squad might take some more time as the senior selection committee is likely to leave him out for the Asia Cup, while Shreyas Iyer’s return also hangs in the balance. The panel headed by Ajit Agarkar will meet in Delhi on Monday to pick the squad for the continental tournament.
Rahul underwent surgery on his right thigh a few months ago, while Iyer too went under the knife for a back injury. Both players have been trying hard to return to competitive cricket but it’s learnt that the selection committee will first assess their fitness reports. It’s the main reason it has summoned National Cricket Academy (NCA) head (sports science and medicine) Nitin Patel. (Read more)
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First published on: 21-08-2023 at 11:53 IST
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